“We should change the names of AR-15s to “Marco Rubio” because they are so easy to buy.”
Sarah Chadwick, 2018-02-23.
294K likes compared to Rubio’s 23K likes
Included in Helaine Olen’s “The Parkland kids are revealing America’s failings for all to see”.https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2018/03/05/the-parkland-kids-are-revealing-americas-failings-for-all-to-see/
One of the commenters (kdog_wnc) quotes the Rev. Dr. William Barber: "There are those who say so much about which the Bible says so little, and say so little about which the Bible says so much."
Showing posts with label hypocrite. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hypocrite. Show all posts
Monday, March 05, 2018
Sunday, November 26, 2017
What is a real Christian?
One who
Doesn’t throw the first stone,
Doesn’t pray in public to be seen by man,
Forgives others as he or she wants to be forgiven,
Helps someone not like him or her.
I won't say who follows or doesn't follow these guidelines: judge not lest ye be judged.
Submitted as a comment to Roth Douthat's "Is There an Evangelical Crisis".
Doesn’t throw the first stone,
Doesn’t pray in public to be seen by man,
Forgives others as he or she wants to be forgiven,
Helps someone not like him or her.
I won't say who follows or doesn't follow these guidelines: judge not lest ye be judged.
Submitted as a comment to Roth Douthat's "Is There an Evangelical Crisis".
Sunday, October 15, 2017
Real Christians exist, they just rarely make the news
I don’t consider myself a Christian, just a person who tries to be considerate of others.
However, I find it hard to be considerate of those who claim to be Christian but ignore much of the generosity preached by Jesus.
What is a real Christian? One who
See also "Quote of the day: Misuse of the Bible".
However, I find it hard to be considerate of those who claim to be Christian but ignore much of the generosity preached by Jesus.
What is a real Christian? One who
Doesn’t throw the first stone,If there are any Christians in Congress as defined in the Bible, they rarely make the news.
Doesn’t pray in public to be seen by man,
Forgives others as he or she wants to be forgiven,
Helps someone not like him or her.
See also "Quote of the day: Misuse of the Bible".
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Insecure believers and non-believers
"Insecure believers sometimes cling to a rigid and simplistic faith."
- David Brooks, "The Subtle Sensations of Faith", New York Times, 2014-12-23
The insecure believers make the headlines or the history books. Think of all the "Islamists" who want to kill anyone who does not believe as they do. Think of the Ku Klux Klan, the Protestants and Catholic gunmen of Northern Ireland, the Communists of North Korea, and many more "true believers".
We also have so-called non-believers who have to attack those who claim to believe.
Maybe I'm being a hypocrite here because I have questioned the texts that many base their beliefs on. However, it is only the texts I question, not the belief in something greater than oneself. But I have no problem with people who believe in something I don't believe in. My problem is with those who want to "prove" that they are right because of something somebody long ago wrote as "fact".
For example, did Adam and Eve really exist? Or are they metaphor for our hubris that we "know better than God"?
What we really should consider is "moral truth" over "mythical truth". For example, was God really tempted by Satan to severely test Job, or is the Book of Job an exploration of why bad things happen to good people?
- David Brooks, "The Subtle Sensations of Faith", New York Times, 2014-12-23
The insecure believers make the headlines or the history books. Think of all the "Islamists" who want to kill anyone who does not believe as they do. Think of the Ku Klux Klan, the Protestants and Catholic gunmen of Northern Ireland, the Communists of North Korea, and many more "true believers".
We also have so-called non-believers who have to attack those who claim to believe.
Maybe I'm being a hypocrite here because I have questioned the texts that many base their beliefs on. However, it is only the texts I question, not the belief in something greater than oneself. But I have no problem with people who believe in something I don't believe in. My problem is with those who want to "prove" that they are right because of something somebody long ago wrote as "fact".
For example, did Adam and Eve really exist? Or are they metaphor for our hubris that we "know better than God"?
What we really should consider is "moral truth" over "mythical truth". For example, was God really tempted by Satan to severely test Job, or is the Book of Job an exploration of why bad things happen to good people?
Monday, October 31, 2011
Speaking of hypocrites…
I'm one!
I remember going out trick or treating when I was between nine and fourteen. In fact, in Cleveland in the 'forties and early 'fifties, kids went out two nights in a row.
Now I avoid being in town on Hallowe'en and I put on a smiley face if I am in town. I just don't want to keep answering the door and saying something nice.
Is there a name for Hallowe'en Scrooges?
I remember going out trick or treating when I was between nine and fourteen. In fact, in Cleveland in the 'forties and early 'fifties, kids went out two nights in a row.
Now I avoid being in town on Hallowe'en and I put on a smiley face if I am in town. I just don't want to keep answering the door and saying something nice.
Is there a name for Hallowe'en Scrooges?
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